Cotton-stalk cutter



(No Model.)-

A. B. PEARCE.

Cotton Stalk Gutter.

,609. Patented June 28,1881.

IF? 3 l I 1 cl I @L'e WITNESSES VENTOR ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AARON B. PEARCE, OF MCKINNEY, TEXAS.

COTTON-STALK CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 243,609, dated June 28, 1881.

' Application filed March 10, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AARON B. PEARCE, a citizen of the United States, resident at McKinney, in the county of Collin and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Stalk Cutters; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a detail.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for cutting cotton'stalks.

The object of the invention is the production of a device for readily and easily removing the old cotton-stalks preparatory to fitting the ground for a new planting.

The invention consists in a frame having a pair of knives attached thereto, as hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed outin the claim. I In the annexed drawings, A represents a frame of suitable size and shape, preferably of the form shown. This consists of rear and front cross-bars, a a, and side bars, b b, the latter having upturned ends 0 c at the front and projecting ends I) b at the rear. gles d, formed by projections b b and rear cross-bar, a, to said cross-bar and projections on top, are attached the plates (1 d. These At the anwith metal 9 g, said notches having the oon- 4o cave curves h h and convex ends.

llare two scythe-like knives, having the concave cutting-edges 1) p and the convex curves k k at their backs m m, forming points 8 s.. The ends t t 5 of these knives are seated in recessese 0, their ends resting in notches ff, with the cuttingedges 1) p forward. These knives are pivotally secured in these recesses by pinsov, which help to hold the plates d d in place.

To the front crossbar, a, is secured a loop, a, to which the draft is applied. I

When the knives are turned out for use, pins .70 x are slipped through holes 3 3 behind them and take the hearing.

The device-is pulled between two rows of cotton or corn stalks, the knives cutting them down.

What I claim is-- In a stalk-cutter, the combination of the 60 cross-bar to, having recesses e e, projections b b, having notchesff, plates 01 d," and pivoted knives ll, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

A. B. PEARCE.

Witnesses:

J. M. CLEMEN'ISON, JOHN OHURoH. 

